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Sandy Bay

Llantwit Major, UK (Wales)
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips
3-Day Forecast
Today
16
0
Poor
1.8m
@8s
23km/h
Tue
17
10
Poor
1.6m
@10s
17km/h
Wed
18
32
Poor
1.4m
@16s
22km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.8m
W(269°)
Score: 20/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
23km/h
WSW(250°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
9°C
0.0mm96%
Windswell Component
1.1mW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.5mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:08 am
High tide - 2.63m
10:17 am
Low tide - -3.37m
4:34 pm
High tide - 3.07m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size20/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score30/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-14
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (235°)
Direction range
210° - 260°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (20°)
Offshore range
0° - 45°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Bottom

Mixed

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Getting There

Airport
CWL
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
community

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